Senior Data Scientist

Job Title - Sr AI Engineer

Remote

** No visa transfer / sponsorhip available for this role**

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior AI engineer to design and build production-grade LLM-powered applications and agentic systems. This role owns the end-to-end development of intelligent solutions—from architecture to deployment—leveraging Python, modern LLM frameworks, and scalable system design.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and deliver end-to-end LLM-powered applications and agentic workflows using Python

Design and implement RAG pipelines over enterprise data using embeddings and vector databases

Build multi-step, tool-using agents (planning, execution, memory) using frameworks such as LangChain or LangGraph

Integrate AI systems with APIs, backend services, and cloud platforms

Establish evaluation, reliability, and performance strategies (accuracy, latency, cost)

Key Qualifications

Strong Python expertise with experience building and deploying production-grade backend systems

Hands-on experience developing applications using LLMs, including prompt engineering and orchestration

Proven experience with RAG architectures, embeddings, and vector databases

Experience with agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen)

Strong system design skills with experience building and scaling cloud-based applications

Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $120-130K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.